Hypnotherapy
One of my favorite ways to work with clients is through the use of hypnotherapy. I trained to become a hypnotherapist in 1987 with Holly Holmes-Meredith at the Hypnosis Clearing House in Lafayette, CA. The healing that occurred during that training solidified it as a modality I would use with future clients. Many years later…
Read MoreHow Hummingbird Got Fire
I love the hummingbird. It is such a beautiful bird, graceful and seemingly fragile. But that fragility is deceptive. Hummingbirds are strong-willed and powerful creatures. The Ohlone people of California tell the story of how the hummingbird brought fire to heal the world after the waters of the ocean buried the land under the sea.…
Read MoreWhat Is EMDR? How It Heals and Who It Helps
EMDR is one of the therapeutic tools I use when working with clients who have experienced a traumatic life event. It is an accelerated information processing modality. EMDR stands for Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing. In my practice, I use tapping or pulsars as my preferred method. My clients tend to prefer this method. Francine…
Read MoreHealing Methods
“Tell me what is it you plan to do with your one wild and precious life?” — Mary Oliver We sometimes feel the weight of our experiences as a burden too difficult to carry. Some pain in our early or recent memory causes a deep wound. It may be the profound pain of trauma or…
Read MoreIntro to Holistic Therapy: We Have What We Need To Be Whole
Holistic therapy is a positive, life-affirming psychology in service to the soul. At this very moment, you know the path to your own personal fulfillment, but how do you get from where you are to where you want to be? Holistic therapy teaches us that we all have everything we need inside of us to…
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